Nombre: MI GENTE (Module 3) This pack is intended to help you revise KS3 language on the topic of My people, so that you are ready for your learning in Year 10 Autumn 1. Please complete all tasks to the best of your ability and return this pack to your Spanish teacher for the first lesson after the holidays. 1
Bonne chance! A. My family Mi familia madre mother padre father mamá mum papá dad padrastro stepfather madrastra stepmother hijo son hija daughter hermano brother hermana sister hermanastro stepbrother hermanastra stepsister abuela grandmother abuelo grandfather primo cousin (masc) prima cousin (fem) tía aunt tío uncle sobrino nephew sobrina niece marido husband mujer/esposa wife When you are talking about a specific person, the possessive adjective agrees with the person you are talking about. For example, 2 sisters are talking about their brother, they would say our brother. They would use nuestro because they are talking about 1 boy and are not referring to themselves. 2
Nationality Masculine Masculine Plural Feminine es it s from the verb ser Singular Form Form Singular Form Feminine Plural Form American americano tiene americanos is from the verb americana tener americanas Argentinean argentinosee pg. argentinos 7 for more conjugations! argentina argentinas Bolivian boliviano bolivianos boliviana bolivianas Canadian canadiense canadienses canadiense canadienses Costa Rican costarricense costarricenses costarricense costarricenses Cuban cubano cubanos cubana cubanas Danish danés daneses danesa danesas English inglés ingleses inglesa inglesas Finnish finlandés finlandeses finlandesa finlandesas French francés franceses francesa francesas German alemán alemanes alemana alemanas Honduran hondureño hondureños hondureña hondureñas Iraqi iraquí iraquíes iraquí iraquíes Irish irlandés irlandeses irlandesa irlandesas Italian italiano italianos italiana italianas Japanese japonés japoneses japonesa japonesas Lebanese libanés libaneses libanesa libanesas Mexican mexicano mexicanos mexicana mexicanas Moroccan marroquí marroquíes marroquí marroquíes Nicaraguan nicaragüense nicaragüenses nicaragüense nicaragüenses Spanish español españoles española españolas Thai tailandés tailandeses tailandesa tailandesas Uruguayan uruguayo uruguayos uruguaya uruguayas serious intelligent loyal talkative optimistic 3
B. Translation Translate using the vocabulary above and the verb tables on pg. 7 1. Mi abuelo es bajo. _ 2. Tu hermano tiene el pelo rojo y corto. 3. Su padre tiene los ojos azules y es serio. 4. Sus primas son inglesas y son inteligentes. _ 5. Nuestra madre tiene el pelo rubio y los ojos marrones. Es española y tiene gafas. 6. Vuestras tías son marroquíes y son muy habladoras. 7. Mi hermana y mi hermano tienen los ojos verdes y son altos, pero yo soy bajo. _ 8. His nephew has black hair and grey eyes. 9. Your grandfather has long hair and is Canadian. 10. Her stepbrother is bald and is Danish. _ 11. Their dad is Irish but their mum is Mexican and she is optimistic. 12. His wife is German and has red hair. 4
Write a description of yourself. C. Writing task Include; physical description, personality & nationality (use the vocabulary boxes). STRETCH: Describe a family member (make sure you conjugate the verbs correctly E.g. Mi padre tiene = my dad has, mi padre es = my dad is). 5
D. Socialising hablar por Skype sacar fotos mandar mensajes chatear con mis amigos descargar canciones y aplicaciones jugar con mi móvil ver vídeos o películas leer mis SMS compartir mis vídeos favoritos to talk on Skype to take photos to send messages to chat with my friends to download songs and apps to play with my mobile phone to watch videos or films to read my texts to share my favourite videos To say the different ways in which you socialise, use the conjugated form of poder or querer and add it to one of the infinitive phrases in the blue box. I can send messages = Puedo mandar mensajes We want to download songs and apps = Queremos descargar canciones y applicaciones You will need to change the word mi (my) if you are talking about someone else use the green box on page 2 to help you with this. I can chat with my friends Puedo chatear con mis amigos He can chat with his friends Puede chatear con sus amigos Translate the following sentences: 1. We can talk on Skype. _ 2. I want to share my favourite videos. _ 3. You want to read your texts. _ 4. They can watch videos or films. _ 5. She wants to take photos. _ 6
E. Useful verbs! Learn the verbs PORTER, AVOIR and ETRE in the present tense for a test after the holidays. Bring evidence of your revision to class. E.g. flashcards, look cover write, check. TENER (yo) tengo (tú) tienes (él) tiene (ella) tiene To have I have You have He has She has (nosotros) tenemos We have (vosotros) tenéis (ellos) tienen (ellas) tienen You (pl) have They have They (fem.) have SER To be (yo) soy I am (tú) eres You are (él) es He is (ella) es She is (nosotros) somos We are (vosotros) sois You (pl) are (ellos) son They are (ellas) son They (fem.) are 7